Not just from this article but from all the FUD out there. This is what the traders want in order to make money on apple.

Up or down they make money.

]]>By: janekghttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-4/#comment-1098075
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:11:49 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1098075I’m a self confessed ‘Apple fanatic’ and I wear this as a badge of honour.
Steve Auger is typical of a well healed group of so called ‘Tech Columnists’ who because of their obvious disdain, jealousy and bias against Apple Inc.’ indulge in this typical rant in order to gain attention and to justify their employment in an industry wallowing and saturated with second rate ‘crud’ from the likes of Samsung, Google, Nokia, Microsoft. You’ve got my attention Mr. Auger but it is your ‘ignorance’ that fascinates me the most. Be sure to have a good day!
]]>By: TheConfuzed1http://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/#comment-1097809
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:45:54 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097809Seriously???? Where are the obscenities?
]]>By: Truthhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097793
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:07:22 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097793I agree with you, MDN immediately jumped on the “bash scott” bandwagon and many posters here share that pack mentality.

I agree there MUST be more at play, and I cannot for the life of me understand the decision making process that would see Scott turned out after all he has accomplished at Apple. the team he ran is responsible for the heart of the products that have led to Apples current market position. It doesn’t matter how sexy IVE makes the products, if they run like shit, nobody is gonna want them.

Scott is young for his level of position, there is likely some truth in the rumors, but firing the guy? If Tim Cook had real leadership abilities, he should have been able to reprimand him and set a tone and course for future interactions that mitigated Scott and Jony’s personality conflicts.

Scott belongs at Apple, it was clear listening to the guy and watching him on stage that he had a real passion for Apple and the work he did. I cannot imagine how devastating this is for him.

]]>By: Truthhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097785
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:54:30 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097785I think you are all arguing your perceived merits of SIRI and MAPS and are ignoring and outright denying that they have a negative PUBLIC perception, when they DO. Of course longtime APple users are going to be more forgiving and show patience while they improve, however I see no reason to believe a first time iPhone buyer is going to feel that way.

I make my living from Apple kit, everyone who knows me, knows it and they ask me questions all the time, and ALL I am hearing lately about is siri and maps.

The customers Apple needs to maintain growth are hearing negative things, from places just like you listed and many more. That is a real problem, perception is reality and if the majority of phone buyers believe that maps and siri suck and that iPhone is playing catch-up they very well may buy something else.

I agree the hype is somewhat overblown, but Maps especially has some VERY real shortcomings right now, ESPECIALLY outside of the US where it is even worse.

I’ve used maps exclusively since it’s original debut, and with the exception of the improved map quality, load speed and the addition of turn by turn, maps sucks right now. Used to be I could type in food or restaurant and pins would drop and within a few taps I was browsing a menu or calling for reservations. Now, not so much because the data is incomplete. Yeah it works, but it doesn’t work nearly as good in this capacity for example.

And Siri, well it isn’t as nearly as useful as it should be by now. It seems more a novelty than a must have feature.

]]>By: Steve81http://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/#comment-1097712
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:42:50 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097712I read some good things at Seeking Alpha, but some bad things too. I don’t think there is a ‘party line’ because I see articles both optimistic about Apple’s future and others that are pessimistic. (Not everything written here at MDN is great, either.)

… Having said that, this particular article is really stupid! And the writer is an idiot.

“We have deleted your comment because it contains insults, obscenities or abusive language about the topic under discussion. In an effort to encourage high-quality discussion of articles, we encourage you to avoid such language. We still welcome your post if it contains a strong and polite disagreement about the issues under discussion, but we ask you to resubmit it in a form that is more appropriate for the **serious tone** (emphasis mine) we aim to encourage on the site.”

I thought the comment was rather restrained about the author starting to resort to name calling when answering comments:

“This answer exposes your bias and your lack of information. You attribute waiting times for iPhone 5s to a screw-up in manufacturing and delivery, and apparently completely discount huge demand when you, nor anyone else, have any idea what current sales actually are. That’s bigotry, my friend. And apparently you missed the conference call and the projected 36% margins in the coming quarter? This is precisely the level of margins that Apple has averaged over the last several years. Recent higher margins were an aberration. You ignore the fact that Apple continues to set records for revenue and profits Y/Y every quarter. Again, willful distortion. Apple has no competition, only copiers. What has Google or Samsung invented…ever? If Apple invents nothing over the next 3 years the “competition” will be exactly where it is now. Proof? What did the Samsung cellphone look like before the iPhone was produced? Hint: It looked EXACTLY like the Blackberry. And Microsoft? Poor Microsoft, led by an idiot, producing ever more complicated and frustrating software, and offering products nobody wants. Apple should fear anything from Microsoft? Not in this universe.”

]]>By: bigbubbadudehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/#comment-1097679
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:15:23 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097679Can I get an iSex without a two year contract?
]]>By: Emceeehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097675
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:08:03 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097675Jim,
Thanks for the brutal honesty. I’ll try and keep this post shorter. The point I was trying to get across is that Forstall seemed to be the fair haired child then all of a sudden it seems now he’s the red headed step child. I’m just curious how a guy with so much importance to an organization can be cut lose for what appears to be poor decision making by more than one person. There has to be literaly dozens of checks and balances to assure that a product is ready for release. Incidentally I read today that Forstall had more patents than any other individual in the company. It just seems odd to let a talent like that go. I would hope that Tim has only one priority on his desk and that’s to make sure EVERY product is READY to be released when it is released. As a stockholder that’s what I do expect of Tim.
]]>By: PigeonCakehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-4/#comment-1097671
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:00:56 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097671Apple Maps. Flop or not, it isn’t exactly popular.
]]>By: Sk8erMikezhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-4/#comment-1097665
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:39:09 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097665Biased. Nuff said.
]]>By: Hiramhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-4/#comment-1097663
Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:34:08 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097663I love how people who have never met, let alone worked with, Apple executives feel qualified to judge their performance, vision, and contribution to Apple, and likewise proclaim their loss a gift or folly. Armchair quarterbacks in the sport of tech. We all think we could do a better job than the coach.
]]>By: Jimhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097603
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:57:18 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097603That’s a nice long post, but the premise is completely wrong. Tim has different interpersonal skills than Steve. Tim approaches people differently, and so he responds differently when people screw up. You want readers of your post to believe in a fantasy world where Tim looked Scott in the eye and asked, “is *it* ready to be released?” And Scott looked Tim in the eye and said, “Yup!” And Tim didn’t push Scott for details — in other words, Scott was on the record with Apple senior management that these products were ready to be released. You want readers of your post to believe that Tim has only one priority on his desk: Assuring himself that Scott is correct in what he’s telling Tim. For all you or I know, Tim was working on The Next Big Thing with CEO’s of 8 different companies involved in The Next Big Thing as this iOS 6 deadline came to pass. If a CEO is trusting his Senior Vice Presidents to give him the ugly truth and they don’t, they absolutely should be pushed out. That’s not an Apple-specific business management lesson, it’s universal.
]]>By: HUYA™http://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/#comment-1097601
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:47:12 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097601Personally I have more faith in Cook since the announcement of Forstall’s “dismissal”, and the executive streamlining with Ive in controll of HI is brilliant. Well Done!!!
]]>By: Zekehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097588
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:32:09 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097588What makes The Simpsons funny is the truth it contains.
]]>By: M Lindleyhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097576
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:10:26 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097576The article sold ad revenue. It has no other value.
]]>By: Mr.Tuttlehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097569
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:02:31 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097569Since MDN Takes has been emphasizing the word “flop”. I think MDN can use the advice http://m.youtube.com/index?&desktop_uri=/
]]>By: Danoxhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097550
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:38:57 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097550+20000
]]>By: Moehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097536
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:20:26 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097536That sounds like an episode from The Simpsons. Not that I’m inferring you are the equivalent of Homer Simpson. Doh!
]]>By: Zekehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097516
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:03:23 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097516+10000
]]>By: Zekehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097514
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:02:44 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097514“They certainly didn’t work very well when first released…”

And you got this where? From CNet? From MarketWatch? From the legions of Apple-hating fandroids who “heard from a friend”? Certainly not from the people who were actually using the applications.

]]>By: Zekehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097510
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:59:58 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097510And which $500B corporation do you, or have you ever managed? Do you even own a single share of Apple? Obviously not. I’m sure Tim will take your comments under advisement and give them all the consideration they are due.
]]>By: Zekehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097509
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:52:20 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097509Woah! A kindred soul!
]]>By: Zekehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097505
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:47:30 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097505Should be:

Me: (FACEPALM)

]]>By: Zekehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097500
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:45:06 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097500I have a 17 year old and an 18 year old in my household. A typical conversation goes like this:

Me: Interesting…spectrographic analysis reveals that the moon is made mostly of silica.

1st Teenager: Yes, but I think it might be made of green cheese.

2nd Teenager: Nah, that’s an old meme. I think it’s really a holographic projection created by the military-industrial complex to sustain funding for the space program.

1st Teenager: Wow, that’s a cool idea! I can’t wait to post it on Facebook.

Me:

]]>By: mackaybellhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/#comment-1097497
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:40:37 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097497Actually, Jobs’s Macintosh team (particularly Bill Atkinson) did invent “windows,” as most people think of them. The Xerox GUI didn’t have tiled windows, simply fixed graphic screens. Mac was the first to have overlapping and adjustable sizes. Mac did it first. Microsoft then copied.
]]>By: mountainprepperhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097480
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:06:00 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097480Irrational envy and ignorance of success, the hallmarks of the windows suffering public who thinks that the best of the highest end computers cost less than a night out on the town (not including drinks).

Craftsmen understand value and the value of good tools, the general public fights over barely functional shlock.

]]>By: DRMSSDBhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097469
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:48:06 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-10974691. I disagree with you on this. Windows could either mean OS or an OS with a GUI, and in neither situation would anyone claim Windows are the first. This was in the context of “invention”, so those are relevant points.

2. Does the “average person” actually believe that? I’m not sure the average person even knows who Tim Cook is. Also, give than Apple products still sell incredibly well, there is no evidence of a crisis of consumer confidence.

3. I don’t agree that either are “flops”. Siri has not lived up to expectations, but can you cite evidence that the court of public opinion has ruled Siri a flop? Many tech bloggers may write so, but that does not speak to whether the average consumer thinks it is a “flop”. Maps has caused a lot of bad media, a lot of it deserved, but iPhone 5 sold better in the first weekend than any other iPhone before it. I think the court of consumer opinion is not what you think it is.

Who’s idea was it to push Siri out the door as “beta” software? Think interim CEO
Who’s idea was it to push “Maps” out the door as 1.0 software? Think current CEO

Did no one other than Forstall’s team test the above mentioned software to determine if it was/wasn’t ready for prime time? Not likely.

Did Forstall have the last word on finalized software?

Did no one other than Forstall’s team have the last word on software using the “skeuomorphism” metaphor. Not likely.

Had anyone ever heard of “skeuomorphism” before Jony Ive started complaining about it.

Who would sign an apology letter for something they did not need to apologize for? Maybe someone trying to limit damage control for their own failures. That’s like Pages not working, apologizing for it, and telling everyone to use Word!

Why was Forstall getting all the press about future CEO since Jobs died. Could it be he was possibly qualified for the task?

Try as I may, I cant seem to find an apology letter from Steve Jobs regarding a faulty antenna design better known as antenna gate. Incidentally there is a letter from the PR Department.

Was Cook starting to feel the heat from insiders aligned with Forstall (CEO in waiting) so much that perhaps missteps taken by him (Cook) were about to turn the tide with the board?

Without the great user experience (see OSX and iOS designed by Forstall and his team) the drool worthy box it sits in would be a paper weight.

Can’t believe someone like Jobs would have put up with someone like Forstall with all of the rumors surrounding his behavior for as long as he did if everything being touted was true.

One of Job’s greatest assets was the ability to light a fire under people and it irritated people. It was unpopular but look at the results it got. So Forstall irritated people. OSX and iOS speak for themselves. If every boss that was a ass was fired for trying to motivate those around him, I am quite confident not much would get done around the world. Sometimes people have to be pushed to get their maximum potential.

Just saying there is not enough information out there to make an accurate assessment of Forstall’s termination.

One other note the ultimate responsibly lies with Cook.

]]>By: Bizlawhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097460
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:34:30 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097460And how does this guy know that the original iPhone was released on time, instead of 1 or 2 years after Jobs’ target date? How about the MacBook Air, was that on time or late? And how about Mac Pro updates, aren’t those chronically “late”?

What a moron.

]]>By: Disciplinehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097451
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:27:11 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097451“… most 20-somethings and younger can’t reason their way through the average fast food menu.”

Errr…really? They certainly didn’t work very well when first released and they still have issues leaving end users to be the testers…

]]>By: But ... Steve DIDN'T ...http://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/#comment-1097438
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:14:05 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097438… “invent windows”. Maybe Bill Gates? Based on the work Steve Jobs did, based (partly) on work done by Xerox. I’ll happily give Jobs the majority of the credit for the GUI, but not for “windows”. Depending on your usage, that was either Xerox or Gates. One is important, the other … enh.
]]>By: hannahjshttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097430
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:04:31 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097430Some did canonize him, but they did it for scurrilous reasons: acquiring a new weapon—the Unfair Comparison—with which to fire non sequiturs in an ongoing war of grudges.

Recent skirmishes in this battle shine a light on the unpleasantness of their lives: simmering resentment at a perceived inferior opponent’s success, alarm at a gradual devaluation of their arcane expertise, gnawing doubts about their champions’ competence, and a sociopathic disregard for human dignity.

]]>By: Davidegohttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097421
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:55:28 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097421Apple dictates its own release dates and times.
iPhone 4S shipping in September is not an indicator. Why ship it if it isn’t ready?
Crazy Foams!
]]>By: Zekehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/#comment-1097413
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:46:28 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097413After reading the author’s replies to the comments it can be confirmed that he’s a complete idiot.
]]>By: abcdhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/#comment-1097407
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:44:27 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097407And 10% of the population could go either way with air, food, water and sex?
]]>By: Jimhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097406
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:43:35 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097406I’ll go public: I’m one of your “few” who use Siri and Maps beyond the initial day. I use both every day and rely upon them. Maps is accurate for me in ways my TomTom never was, and Siri understands me more often than my famy members do. So please, continue to express your opinion but don’t use sweeping generalities about others which you have no way of backing up.
]]>By: writingdevilhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097389
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:32:02 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097389Nurse! NURSE! He’s off his meds. Again!
]]>By: Tom's Hurting for coffeehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097387
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:31:29 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097387I agree… Cook has no vision at all.

Ives has not controlled the look of the product line.

Phil has the enthusiasm required – it naturally seems enthralled to tell use the news. Cook is fake.

Now that Forstall is going – IOS is going to be in trouble.
IOS and the iDevice product line has been what re-invented Apple… Cook has done his last and most terrible mistake.

It is the LEADER whom should step down.

]]>By: Tom's Hurting & needs coffeehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097384
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:26:58 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097384All I can say is Cook is Cooking Apple pie in deed.
As CEO who signs off on everything HE
is the one person who should have stepped down.

Rather than apologize for Maps and Siri…
and I agree with the notation that this shake up of
staff points to a failure of Maps and Siri.
Thats TOTAL opposite of Cooks own statement that Apple will fix things.
Firing people pointing fingers is not fixing shit.

Rather than fire a few lead players…
and shift others into areas they have no business being in…
Hell iTunes is a freaking monster. And he appoints the wiener who made iTunes a monster to over see Siri and Maps?

The software is fine BUT since when is FINE good enough.
Most Apple software is bloated and ugly. The real thing the software has going is it works Just plain works.
However, graphically the styling is all messed up.

Be responsible Tim and say good bye –
BECAUSE honestly, it is his own leadership
and responsibility to LEAD and see that
everything is going as planned.
Not to fire when things go wrong.

I blame Maps totally on Cook.
I blame Siri totally on Cook.
I blame the supply chain on Cook.
I blame the negotiations with Samsung on Cook.
Cook does not deserve to be CEO and I don’t care
if Jobs personally trained him.
Cook was the ONLY choice at the time.
Unfortunately, NOW there will be no one.

IOS is totally where the money is
It is what Apple had reinvented it’s self to be Apple Inc.
The numbers have been there and so
the state of Apple is standing well still.

But the product line and design is very scattered.

Cook needs to go. No doubt in my mind.
However, there just doesn’t seem to be anyone left now.
I would lean towards Phil presently…
There definitely was so sort of RUSH and NERVOUSNESS from Phil during his last keynote showing off the hardware and iMac.

And hell not Jony Ives. The best thing about Ives is he understands
Apple is a Team. Jobs saw things that way too.
Cook cant control the Team and needs to destroy it.
This is not leadership this is dictatorship in the making,
to stay CEO longer.

From Apple TV to iPod Nano / From iMac to Macbook Pro

the look should all appear in unison – definite similarities – same styling and colours. But no, under Cooks vision the product line is messy and bloody scattered… wish to challenge me – bring it on!
From Plastics to Aluminum to coloured and rounded corners to square cheap toy looking garbage. All okayed by what you people believe is the most influential Designer of our times. Poppycock!

Either Cook is ffff-ing blind or a dim-witted fool.

And the chip set should all be available in the best and latest. Only offering a lower price level option – opting for last years chip – but sold with the newest styling and functions / connectors etc.

Fragmentation of processors and styling all across the product lines… total mess galore as I see it – this is Cooks vision?

The man has none. GO away Cook!

]]>By: hoffbegonehttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097379
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:21:35 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097379He’s right. Jobs was visionary and I hope there are people at Apple that can continue the vision. I dont think Cook will but I think Cook can find the visionary somewhere. i thought Forstall might be the guy. I’m not sure any of the remaining team is.

List the Apple products that have been revolutionary (or visionary) and I think you’ll have a list of UI revolutions (mac, imac, pod, phone, pad). What’s next? – I have no clue. Many think the TV. I think there could be more than TV but Steve is not here to tell us.

So far I think Apple is maintaining what they have (ie smaller, lighter, etc). I hope Apple has more in the pipeline.

]]>By: 3l3c7rohttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-3/#comment-1097374
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:16:40 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097374I wonder why those who use Apple products love them and would never go to Windows? Why is it that Windows users are pulled into the Apple camp? Only Apple haters would try Apple products to find out that Windows needs to become more integrated and move back to try to make their machines more Mac like.
]]>By: stlentzhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097373
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:14:26 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097373Ignore this tripe, unless you’re looking for a trigger to buy. It’s all part of the big AAPL stock manipulation game. Nothing more.
]]>By: spyintheskyukhttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097364
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:08:57 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097364I think we can see while Ballmer has a stainless steel ass now. A company which is doing better than ever with great if maturing products is doubted at every move while an old giant that is limping along and losing market share and value gets an easy ride. But hey while Billy Gates monkey mate is there well everything must be under control. I remember when Corporate America was confident in itself, now all I see is self doubt in innovators and a desperate hug of what they know rooted in the past in the shape of the old crumbling giants who they just cant imagine being without so ignore the truth of their failing relevance in this World. If Ballmer went, this delusion go with him but Apple never was one of these old school stalwarts.
]]>By: midwestmachttp://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097358
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:02:07 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097358If selling more than you can make of all of your products and shedding executives who are responsible for software that reaches the “silver” level of greatness rather than “gold” is a company crumbling, I wish my own business would go to piss in such a way.
]]>By: m159http://macdailynews.com/2012/11/01/tim-cooks-recipe-for-apple-crumble/comment-page-2/#comment-1097357
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:01:34 +0000http://macdailynews.com/?p=93306#comment-1097357Well let’s just go back a few years and check the archives of the pundits, analysts, commentators, tech writers, and investment writers. Guess what? They all hated Steve Jobs. Oh he’s a loose cannon. Nobody can get along with him. He makes bad decisions. He’s a tyrant. His product ideas are too weird. He won’t license the OS. Nobody wants his computers. Anybody can do an iPod and iTunes. He’s leading the company to its doom.

They lightened up when they knew he was dying and sainted him post-mortem. Now it’s time to trash whoever follows him as Apple CEO.